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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13
(By Senators Cann, Prezioso and Beach)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the new bridge on Route
58, bridge number 17-58-238, in Anmoore, West Virginia, the
"PFC Nick Cavallaro Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Nick Cavallaro was born in Caulonia, Reggio Calabria,
Italy, in 1920, and came to the United States in August, 1922, with
his brother Celestino (Charley) and mother Maria Rosa Strangio
Cavallaro and settled in Anmoore, West Virginia; and
Whereas, When World War II broke out, Nick Cavallaro, having
become an American citizen by then, immediately enlisted in the
United States Army and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne; and
Whereas, Nick Cavallaro participated in battles in North
Africa and Sicily, Italy, and was one of the thousands of
paratroopers dropped behind German lines the night before the
invasion of Normandy, France; and
Whereas, Nick Cavallaro was scheduled to come home on leave
when the Battle of the Bulge broke out and his leave was canceled;
and
Whereas, Sadly, Nick Cavallaro lost his life in battle at
Fosse, Belgium, on January 3, 1945, leaving behind his mother,
brother, sister Louise and a host of other family and friends; and
Whereas, Nick Cavallaro was an Italian immigrant and a citizen of Anmoore, West Virginia, and the United States and made the
ultimate sacrifice for his adopted hometown and country; and
Whereas, It is fitting to recognize the service and sacrifice
of Nick Cavallaro by naming this bridge in his honor as an
everlasting tribute to his memory; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the
new bridge on Route 58, bridge number 17-58-238, in Anmoore, West
Virginia, the "PFC Nick Cavallaro Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the
"PFC Nick Cavallaro Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner
of the Division of Highways.